For Immediate Release:
December 10, 2009

For more information, contact:
Francine Patella Ryan
ESL Public Affairs Manager
fpatella@esl.org
585.336.1089 or 585.261.6220 (cell)

ESL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCES FURTHER
BRANCH AND ATM EXPANSION PLANS

Rochester, New York... Additional branch and ATM expansion plans are underway for ESL Federal Credit Union. Officials at the locally-owned, financial institution announced the opening of a branch in Batavia, located at Town Center, on Veterans Memorial Drive. The branch, which is expected to open in late 2010, will be the credit union's 20^th branch site.

The company recently opened two additional ATM locations: 1503 Canandaigua Road, in Macedon, and 3270 Canandaigua Road, in Gananda. Both locations opened for business in late November. A third ATM is scheduled to open in Farmington, at 1100 Corporate Drive, in February.

"The expansion is positive news for our current and prospective members," said Francine Patella Ryan, public affairs manager, ESL Federal Credit Union. "This expansion enables us to offer our members increased access to our products in a way that provides additional convenience for them."

Founded by George Eastman in 1920, ESL Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution with $3.6 billion in assets. ESL employs more than 600 people locally and has more than 293,000 members world-wide. Access to the credit union includes 18 branch locations and more than 42 ATM locations, a Tele-Banking Center, and Internet and online banking channels. The company is headquartered at 100 Kings Highway South in Rochester and can be found on the Internet at www.esl.org.